4 Brothers joins the microbrew party

12:14 PM,
Mar. 3, 2014

Written by

Dan Higgins
Gannett Wisconsin Media

During my formative drinking years while attending college in Eau Claire my beer diversity mostly oscillated between Old Milwaukee and Leinenkugel's - as in the straight-up original, not the lineup of specialty brews most consumers know and love today.

Sure, there was that phase where every brewery pumped out a dry version of their beer, but ultimately Miller Genuine Draft and Michelob Golden were the height of my beer aspirations.

The beer scene, and my tastes, have improved considerably during the past 20-something years. ...